The usual rules of addition and multiplication apply to complex numbers as well as to real numbers. The true statements are ...
- x + y = y + x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . commutative property of addition
- (x × y) × z = x × (y × z) . . . . . . . . associative property of multiplication
- (x + y) + z = x + (y + z) . . . . . . . . associative property of addition
It depends on how b approaches 0
If b is positive and gets closer to zero, then we say b is approaching 0 from the right, or from the positive side. Let's say a = 1. The equation a/b turns into 1/b. Looking at a table of values, 1/b will steadily increase without bound as positive b values get closer to 0.
On the other side, if b is negative and gets closer to zero, then 1/b will be negative and those negative values will decrease without bound. So 1/b approaches negative infinity if we approach 0 on the left (or negative) side.
The graph of y = 1/x shows this. See the diagram below. Note the vertical asymptote at x = 0. The portion to the right of it has the curve go upward to positive infinity as x approaches 0. The curve to the left goes down to negative infinity as x approaches 0.
How many children are there in all?
Answer:
Only one solution.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have to solve for x from a linear single variable equation of x.
We have to determine the number of the solution of the given equation.
The equation is
⇒ x + 12 = 8x - 2
⇒ 7x = 14
⇒ x = 2
So, there is only one solution of the given equation of x. (Answer)